It has been so fulfilling to slowly get in touch with yoga practitioners from different parts of the world. Either I find them by accident or through someone else’s blog…..or they find me through yoga tags. That will be the subject of a future blog post for me.

Meanwhile, I came across the blog of Katie, a yoga teacher who is also a school librarian in a U.S. public middle school. In one of her blog posts, she had a yogi prayer which she, in turn, got from her yoga teacher Carol.

My teacher Pio has always pointed out how important it was to radiate positive energy — not just towards one’s self but more importantly, to others. The prayer below spans all people of all faiths and mirrors the kind of positive energy we need to show our fellow men.

A Yogi’s Prayer

May all who are mean return to good;
May all who are good obtain true peace.
May all who are peaceful be freed from bonds;
May all who are free set others free.

Blessings upon all the earth;
May all of the world’s rulers uphold righteousness.
May only good fortune reach everyone;
May all the world’s creatures be happy.

May rain fall when the earth is thirsty;
May all the storehouses be filled.
May everyone here be free from injury;
May all who are good be free from fear.

May everyone know a life of joy;
May everyone live a life of health.
May everyone see only good in the world;
May everyone soon be released from pain.

May everyone overcome all their woes;
May everyone see only good in the world.
May everyone realize all their desires;
May everyone everywhere be glad.

May our mother and father be blessed;
Blessings upon every creature on earth.
May our works flourish and aid everyone,
And long may our eyes see the sun.

Om shanti, shanti, shanti (peace).

 

Namaste! ( I bow to the light of God in you!)